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deeply notched in the mid-line; on each side of notch a 

 shallow groove passes backwards and outwards over the 

 forehead to join the hind border of the head just behind 

 each eye. Lateral lobes small. Anteunary tubercles 

 (J)oUfus) moderately large, their rims thicker on the inner 

 than on the outer side. Epistomal shield turned upwards 

 and greatly exceeding the forehead. 



Fi-. 2. 



Annadillidium speyeri, telson and uropods, from above. 



Posterior edge of first somite of thorax nearly straight in 

 middle ; its coxal plates drawn back sharply to form acute 

 backwardly directed angles ; junction of posterior edges of 

 coxal plates with posterior edge of scutum sinuate and not 

 marked by deep notch. Coxal plates of second, thirds and 

 fourth somites successively less drawn back, and with obtuse 

 postero-lateral angles ; postero-lateral angles of remainder 

 subrectangular. Abdo7nen not abruptly contracted and 



Fio-. 3. 



Armadilliclium spei/eri, left uropod, from below. 



semicircular in outline. '' Telson " about as broad at base 

 as long ; triangulate^ sides very slightly concave, apex bluntly 

 rounded. Antenna not more than one-third the whole body; 

 distal joint of flagellum about half as long again as proximal; 

 whole tlagellum shorter than last peduncular joint. Exopo- 

 dite of uropod subrectangular in shape, but longer than basal 

 part ; endopodite slender, styliform, reaching back nearly as 

 far as apex of '^ telson.'^ 



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